4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Wes Craven Edition

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

This October, I am going to be using our 4 Shots From 4 Films feature to pay tribute to some of my favorite horror directors, in alphabetical order! That’s right, we’re going from Argento to Zombie in one month!

Today’s director is the great Wes Craven!

4 Shots From 4 Films

A Nightmare on Elm Street (dir. by Wes Craven)

Deadly Friend (1986, dir by Wes Craven)

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994, dir by Wes Craven)

Scream (1996, dir by Wes Craven)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Roger Corman Edition

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director is one of the most influential figures in American film history, the one and only Roger Corman!

4 Shots From 4 Films

It Conquered The World (1956, dir by Roger Corman)

The Raven (1963, dir by Roger Corman)

The Trip (1967, dir by Roger Corman)

Frankenstein Unbound (1990, dir by Roger Corman)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Bob Clark Edition

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Bob Clark may be best remembered for directing the holiday classic, A Christmas Story, but he started out his career as a horror filmmaker. Before he spread Christmas cheer with A Christmas Story, he spread Christmas fear with Black Christmas.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972, dir by Bob Clark)

Black Christmas (1974, dir by Bob Clark)

Deathdream (1974, dir by Bob Clark)

Murder By Decree (1979, dir by Bob Clark)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special John Carpenter Edition

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director is the man who put Halloween on the map and a personal favorite of TSL editor-in-cheif Arleigh Sandoc’s, John Carpenter!

4 Shots From 4 Films

Halloween (1977, dir by John Carpenter)

The Fog (1980, dir by John Carpenter)

The Thing (1982, dir by John Carpenter)

Christine (1983, dir by John Carpenter)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Tod Browning Edition

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director is Tod Browning, who started his career during the silent era, ended it in the sound era, and was responsible for some of the most important horror and suspense films of both!

4 Shots From 4 Films

West of Zanzibar (1928, dir by Tod Browning)

Dracula (1931, dir by Tod Browning)

Freaks (1932, dir by Tod Browning)

Mark of the Vampire (1935, dir by Tod Browning)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Mario Bava Edition

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director is Mario Bava, the maestro of Italian horror and one of the most influential and important filmakers of all time!

4 Shots From 4 Films

Black Sunday (1960, dir by Mario Bava)

Black Sabbath (1963, directed by Mario Bava)

Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, directed by Mario Bava)

Shock (1977, dir by Mario Bava)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Lamberto Bava Edition

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director in Lamberto Bava, one of the most underrated directors in the history of Italian horror cinema.

4 Shots From 4 Films

A Blade in the Dark (1983, directed by Lamberto Bava)

Demons (1985, dir by Lamberto Bava)

Demons 2 (1986, dir by Lamberto Bava)

Delirium (1987, dir by Lamberto Bava)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Roy Ward Baker Edition

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s director is Roy Ward Baker, one of the masters of Hammer and Amicus horror!

4 Shots From 4 Films

Quatermass and the Pit (1967, dir by Roy Ward Baker)

The Vampires Lovers (1970, dir by Roy Ward Baker)

Asylum (1972, dir by Roy Ward Baker)

The Monster Club (1981, dir by Roy Ward Baker)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Dario Argento Edition

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

As you might have just guessed, today’s director is Dario Argento. And these are 4 shots from 4 films!

4 Shots From 4 Films

Deep Red (1975, dir by Dario Argento)

Suspiria (1977, dir by Dario Argento)

Inferno (1980, dir by Dario Argento)

Dracula 3D (2012, directed by Dario Argento)

4 Shots From 4 Films: RIP Harry Dean Stanton

Posted on September 15, 2017 by gary loggins

4 Shots from 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking. Character actor Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017) had a film career that spanned seven decades. Stanton passed away today at age 91, and in his honor, here are 4 Shots from the Films of Harry Dean Stanton.